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Risk Oversight: What Every Director Should Know
Ormazabal, GaizkaArticle ART-2818-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, StrategyThe public and political perception that excessive risk-taking was to blame for the global financial crisis has led to a number of legislative and regulatory actions concerning the role of the board in risk oversight. This article discusses the main factors driving the pressure on boards to oversee corporate risk and the potential consequences of this emphasis on risk oversight. The author describes how companies are responding to the higher dema...Starting at €8.20
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Variance Analysis
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-226-EAccounting and ControlIn this technical note we explain how to analyze deviations from a budget. We call this procedure variance analysis. The purpose of this analysis is to better understand the sources of variation between the budget and the actual performance of a company. To illustrate the methodology, we use an example of a company in the textile industry. In the second part of the technical note, we explain how to conduct a variance analysis when there is a vari...Starting at €8.20
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Precios de transferencia
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-227Accounting and ControlEn las empresas multidivisionales, es frecuente la transferencia de productos entre sus divisiones. Por ejemplo, algunas divisiones están especializadas en la fabricación de productos intermedios, que después se transfieren a otras divisiones especializadas en productos terminados. El precio que la división de fabricación cobra a otras divisiones por los productos intermedios se denomina "precio de transferencia". Aunque pueda parecer que las tra...Starting at €8.20
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Say on Pay at Citigroup
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Kadach, IgorCase C-795-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, FinanceThis case examines the failed Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) for Citigroup and Vikram Pandit in April 2012. The general objective of the case is to help students understand executive compensation packages. As specific objectives, the case is intended to help students: i) Understand the components of executive compensation packages ii) Estimate the economic value of executive compensation packages iii) ...Starting at €8.20
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The British Parbaked Bread Ltd.
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiCase C-782-EAccounting and ControlFounded in 2010 by its current CEO, Alisha Balasubramanian, The British Parbaked Bread Ltd. (BPB) manufactured parbaked bread in the United Kingdom. Since the start of its operations, BPB had experienced spectacular growth. In the fiscal year 2013 the firm's sales were £13 million. Prompted by the company's rapid growth, Alisha and Li Yan Chen - the firm's CFO - had decided to implement a new information system to measure BPB's performance on a m...Starting at €8.20
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Textiles del Hogar S.L.
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Ormazabal, GaizkaCase ASN-40Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTextiles del Hogar, S.L. es una empresa catalana con más de medio siglo de historia que pasó de ser un negocio muy rentable a despertar serias dudas sobre su viabilidad, como consecuencia del declive del sector textil en el ámbito europeo. A ello se suma que, hasta la entrada de los Quesada, la empresa había sido gestionada de forma deficiente. Al hacerse cargo de la compañía, Ramón y Jorge Quesada intentan, sin éxito, encontrar una solución defi...Starting at €8.20
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Textiles del Hogar S.L. (B)
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase ASN-42Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDoce meses después de la oferta inmobiliaria para el cierre de la empresa, las circunstancias han cambiado un poco: los resultados siguen siendo muy buenos, pero el futuro del negocio continúa siendo altamente incierto y el mercado inmobiliario ha sufrido un parón...Starting at €5.74
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Monetary Incentives
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-229-EAccounting and Control, Corporate GovernanceWhen designing incentive systems, companies seek to induce employees to act in the best interest of the firm. Among other things, incentive systems tackle the following issues: (1) How can firms retain talent?; (2) How can firms motivate managers to do their best?; and (3) How can firms incentivize managers to take risks without inducing excessive risk-taking? In this technical note, we illustrate how these issues can be dealt with using monetar...Starting at €8.20
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Hindustan Lever reinventa la rueda (C)
Ellison B.; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1426StrategyEl caso C finaliza la serie proporcionando información sobre cómo Unilever se introdujo en los mercados BOP en Indonesia y Brasil, y amplía el tema más allá para responder a la pregunta: ¿Cómo puede beneficiarse Unilever de las lecciones aprendidas en HLL?¿Ha encontrado Hindustan Lever una nueva estrategia para ganar amplios mercados globales en su esfuerzo por satisfacer las necesidades cotidianas de la gente corriente en todo el mundo? ¿O simpl...Starting at €5.74
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A Foot In the Door: Hindustan Lever Breaks Into the Mass Market
Ellison B.; Moller D.; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel ÁngelCase DG-1390-EStrategyHindustan Lever (HLL), a subsidiary of Unilever and undisputed leader in the Fast Moving Consumer Products segment in India, is caught out by the success of a local firm, Nirma, in selling to the bottom of the social pyramid. Having ignored Nirma's activities for several years in the belief that Nirma was targeting a segment that HLL was not interested in, HLL decides to enter the market at the bottom of the social pyramid by developing a totally...Starting at €8.20